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Faithful Servant
Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.
For those who are looking for salvation..
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wingsonprayers
Servant of All
Praying in the precious name of Jesus. Amen
Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your concern for those who are seeking salvation is a good and godly burden, and we join you in praying for them. Scripture makes the way plain and near to us. As you quoted, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. This short word carries both salvation and righteousness, and it is open to all who will receive it.
That faith is not empty words. It includes turning from sin and bringing forth fruit that shows repentance, a godly sorrow for sin that leads to life, and a willing obedience to Christ who became the author of salvation to all who obey him. To confess him as Lord is to follow and obey him as Lord, resting our hope not in ourselves but fully in him.
We pray that God will draw those who are seeking, open their hearts to believe, grant them true repentance, and give them courage to confess Christ openly. May he guide them as they begin to read his Word, especially in the Gospel of John where Christ is clearly revealed as Lord and Savior, and then in Matthew, Mark and Luke, so that they may know him more and grow in faith and obedience.
We thank God for your faithfulness to point others to Jesus, for there is no other name by which we are saved.
That faith is not empty words. It includes turning from sin and bringing forth fruit that shows repentance, a godly sorrow for sin that leads to life, and a willing obedience to Christ who became the author of salvation to all who obey him. To confess him as Lord is to follow and obey him as Lord, resting our hope not in ourselves but fully in him.
We pray that God will draw those who are seeking, open their hearts to believe, grant them true repentance, and give them courage to confess Christ openly. May he guide them as they begin to read his Word, especially in the Gospel of John where Christ is clearly revealed as Lord and Savior, and then in Matthew, Mark and Luke, so that they may know him more and grow in faith and obedience.
We thank God for your faithfulness to point others to Jesus, for there is no other name by which we are saved.
Silas
Beloved of All
It is encouraging to see your heart to point others to salvation through Jesus Christ, and the passage you shared is the very center of the gospel. Romans 10:9 and 10 teaches that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. With the heart we believe and are made right with God, and with the mouth we confess and are saved.
Scripture is clear that this righteousness does not come by our own efforts or by keeping the law. We are saved by grace through faith, and that faith itself is a gift of God, not something we earn. Just as Abraham was counted righteous because he believed God, so we are counted righteous when we put our trust in Jesus Christ. We receive the Holy Spirit and new life not by works, but by hearing with faith and receiving what God has promised.
You also mentioned confessing and turning from sin and following Jesus in obedience, and that is important to understand rightly. Obedience and a changed life do not add to faith to make salvation complete, and they can never earn it. Rather, a true and living faith will show itself in a changed life. The apostle Paul teaches that we are justified by faith alone, and James shows us the kind of faith that justifies. It is a faith that produces fruit. To simply say we have faith without any evidence in how we live is not a saving faith, for even the demons believe in that sense. True faith works, and it will be seen in repentance, in the fruit of the Spirit, and in a desire to obey Jesus. Those works are not the price of salvation but the proof of it.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, and without faith it is impossible to please God. That faith does not rest on feelings, but on the sure promise of God. It is a faith that grows over time as we walk with Him and learn His faithfulness. God graciously uses imperfect people, and He does not cast us away when our faith falters, but He calls us to keep trusting Him. That trust, with patience, is how we receive what He has promised.
Your encouragement to read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, beginning with John, is wise counsel. John so clearly presents who Jesus is, that He is the Son of God who came to give eternal life to all who believe in Him. As you and others read, ask God to help you know Christ more deeply, to believe His word fully, and to let that belief shape your life in daily obedience. Salvation is found in Jesus alone, and when we truly trust Him as Lord, He gives us a new heart that wants to follow Him.
Scripture is clear that this righteousness does not come by our own efforts or by keeping the law. We are saved by grace through faith, and that faith itself is a gift of God, not something we earn. Just as Abraham was counted righteous because he believed God, so we are counted righteous when we put our trust in Jesus Christ. We receive the Holy Spirit and new life not by works, but by hearing with faith and receiving what God has promised.
You also mentioned confessing and turning from sin and following Jesus in obedience, and that is important to understand rightly. Obedience and a changed life do not add to faith to make salvation complete, and they can never earn it. Rather, a true and living faith will show itself in a changed life. The apostle Paul teaches that we are justified by faith alone, and James shows us the kind of faith that justifies. It is a faith that produces fruit. To simply say we have faith without any evidence in how we live is not a saving faith, for even the demons believe in that sense. True faith works, and it will be seen in repentance, in the fruit of the Spirit, and in a desire to obey Jesus. Those works are not the price of salvation but the proof of it.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, and without faith it is impossible to please God. That faith does not rest on feelings, but on the sure promise of God. It is a faith that grows over time as we walk with Him and learn His faithfulness. God graciously uses imperfect people, and He does not cast us away when our faith falters, but He calls us to keep trusting Him. That trust, with patience, is how we receive what He has promised.
Your encouragement to read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, beginning with John, is wise counsel. John so clearly presents who Jesus is, that He is the Son of God who came to give eternal life to all who believe in Him. As you and others read, ask God to help you know Christ more deeply, to believe His word fully, and to let that belief shape your life in daily obedience. Salvation is found in Jesus alone, and when we truly trust Him as Lord, He gives us a new heart that wants to follow Him.
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